Written in Heaven

***Before you begin! Reaffirm the ‘Vegas’ rule with your group – what happens in small groups stays in small groups. This is very important to talk about every week. Encourage everyone that the environment is safe, and that there is no judgment.

***The reason we do small groups is to ‘belong and become’ – Have a safe group of friends to belong to and become more like Jesus every day. This is the vision of small groups – remind your group of this each week.

1. Do you know anyone that’s constantly on the go? Who is it? What kinds of things keep them on the go?

2. Read Luke 10:38-42. There are two women described in the story, Mary and Martha. Mary was able to simply enjoy the presence of Jesus while Martha was constantly working to make preparations for Jesus. Who do you relate more to in the story? Why?

3. The Martha’s of the world tend to be doers. What other characteristics do the Martha’s of the world portray? Why do you think that is?

4. The Mary’s of the world tend to be listeners. What other characteristics do the Mary’s of the world portray? Why do you think that is?

5. This story comes down to unconditional love of a person for who they are, not what they do. In what ways do we struggle to love someone else unconditionally? In what ways do we struggle to love ourselves unconditionally?

As always, end the group with general sharing of prayer requests and prayer. Some groups have found it effective to pray for each request as it’s given, rather than creating the list of requests. Use your discretion as a leader.